LaPierre on the loose...on the beach?

[Shawn Mamros]

Roger says:
>Bottom Line:  Is it a Big Deal?  That it slipped out has probably made it so.
>And now, every day, people (probably myself included) will wonder to
>themselves "Is he in Boston or Memorex?"  That will, in the long run,
>detract from a fine newscaster.

Memorex?  Doesn't apply here.  He's still on live.  He's even in the
same timezone. :-)

Bill writes:
>Datelines matter in news.  I wonder if they are pushing the envelope a bit
>there.  If I'm reporting to AP or something, and I'm physically in Brandon,
>Vermont, my sign-off won't be Burlington.  If LaPierre is reporting from sunny
>Florida, we need to know it, and then move on.  Not a problem.

Datelines matter for reporters.  But Gary's not a reporter; he's an
anchor.  Is he not allowed to say anything about something that
happened or is happening in Iraq because he's not there?

Hmm... Perhaps, in the interest of full disclosure, I should mention
that I'm not currently physically at MIT as I type this. ;-)

-Shawn Mamros
E-mail to: mamros <virtually-at> mit.edu